Regular Expressions 101

Pro

Negated Character Class[^/:\s]+

+matches at least one character outside the set below:

/the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

\sa Unicode whitespace character

Non-Capturing Group(?:/[^/:\s]+){2}

{2}repeats the group contents below exactly 2 times:

/the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

Negated Character Class[^/:\s]+

+matches at least one character outside the set below:

/the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

\sa Unicode whitespace character

Global pattern flags

g modifier: global. Finds all matches instead of stopping after the first

m modifier: multiline. Causes ^ and $ to match the start and end of each line, not only the start and end of the string

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25 tokens

[^/:\s]+(?:/[^/:\s]+){2}

 a/b/c/d:Z1234 
 a/b/c:Y5678

apple/banana/orange/cherries:Z1234
avocado/cantaloupe/watermelon:Y5678

 a/b/c/d:Z1234 
 a/b/c:Y5678

apple/banana/orange/cherries:Z1234
avocado/cantaloupe/watermelon:Y5678